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Jeremy Rifkin

The American public is not aware that there might be potential allergenic and toxic reactions. With regular food, at least people know which foods they have an allergy to.

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Jeremy Rifkin is pointing out that people often don’t realize genetically modified or new types of food could cause allergic or harmful effects. In contrast, with traditional foods, individuals usually already know if they have allergies and can avoid those items.

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